Tapies, AntoniAntoni Tapies in Print; Edited by Deborah Wye New York: MOMA, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Fine in matching fine slipcase.. 128 pages. 24.5 x 27.5 cm. Limited edition, one of 150 copies with an original lithograph, 9 1/2 x 10 1/4" signed by Tapies. The latter created as a special edition for the exhibition "Antoni Tapies in Print" at MOMA, May 7 - August 9, 1992 -- printed by La Poligrafa, S.A. Barcelona. Total of 75 plates, twenty-five in color. Wye is Curator in the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books at MOMA.

Clapton, Eric (and Peter Blake)24 Nights [Deluxe, and only, Edition] Genesis Publications, 1991. Deluxe Limited Numbered Edition. Leather & Boards. Fine - As New. A beautiful deluxe limited numbered first edition, signed by Eric Clapton and Peter Blake, and numbered 1303 of 3500 Limited signed copies. All in fine unread condition including: the Scrapbook bound in 1/4 leather and paper boards [128 pp.]; the Commentary by Derek Taylor [58 pp.]; the envelope of enclosing Eric Clapton's guitar picks, back-stage laminate pass, button badge and guitar string; the two CD set of Live recordings including three exclusive tracks "No Alibis," "I Shot the Sheriff," and "Layla." All enclosed in a substantial dark green clamshell box with gold titling. This set commemorates Clapton's record 24-night performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 1991 and was created in a unique collaboration between Clapton, Blake, Derek Taylor and Genesis Publications. A beautiful set.

PRINCE, RichardUntitled New York: I.C. Editions Inc. 1991 - Limited Edition. Portfolio. Large quarto in special box. Number of 23 of 26 copies; SIGNED, hand-numbered, and dated by the artist on the colophon sheet. Twelve lithographs printed at Arber and Son Editions, Alameda, New Mexico on Arches paper, measuring 15 x 11 inches, protected by tissue. Each sheet consists of a pastiche of jokes, skull bunnies, drawings, and various gestures in Prince's iconic style. Black portfolio box has an embroidered skull bunny on the front cover. [Attributes: Signed Copy]

Leibovitz, Annie.Photographs - 1970-1990. Harper Collins,, New York, 1991 - New York, Harper Collins, 1991. 4°. 232 pages. First Printing of the First Edition. Original Hardcover with transparent dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear to the dustjacxket (3cm-tear to upper hinge of the jacket). From the library of irish photographer John Minihan. Inscribed by Annie Leibovitz to John Minihan: "For John - Thank you for taking me across the street.Annie Leibovitz - London, 1994". Wonderful association copy between the Beckett-photographer John Minihan and Leibowitz, american portrait photographer of the fading 20th century. "The "Beaton" of the American Age" (from an enclosed newspaper-clip). Sprache: English First Printing of the First Edition. Original Hardcover with transparent dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear to the dustjacxket (3cm-tear to upper hinge of the jacket). From the library of irish photographer John Minihan. Inscribed by Annie Leibovitz to John Minihan: "For John - Thank you for taking me across the street.Annie Leibovitz - London, 1994".

Saylor, StevenRoman Blood [SIGNED SCARCE UNCORRECTED PROOFS] New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. First edition. Wrappers. Near Fine. A Very Good + to Near Fine copy of the SCARCE ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF for the first edition, first printing (spine lightly sunned, light pushes to the wrapper leading edges and leading corners, minor soiling), SIGNED BY STEVEN SAYLOR on the title page; Steven Saylor's notable debut book: a novel set in the final decades of the Roman Empire and being the first work in his Roma Sub Roma series. In the novel, Cicero, while defending the character Sextus Roscius from charges of patricide, hires the Roman sleuth Gordianus the Finder to assist him in determining the truth of the matter. The novel is based on a trial oration given by Cicero in his real-life 80 BC successful defense of Sextus Roscius against the charge that he had killed his father. Copies of the Advance Uncorrected Proofs are rather scarce, and signed copies are, in our experience, quite scarce indeed. A Near Fine copy of the ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOFS OF THIS NOTABLE DEBUT, SIGNED BY STEVEN SAYLOR. QUITE SCARCE INDEED.

(Heyeck Press) Yagi, Tokutaro.Suminagashi-zome Translation by Kyoko Muecke Wood Engravings by Rik Olson Marbling by Robin Heyeck Royal 8vo. Woodside, CA: Heyeck Press, 1991. Royal 8vo, 57 pp. With 3 wood engravings and 13 hand-marbled samples. Original hand-marbled silk broadcloth, grey slipcase, new. Limited to 200 copies. â€œDictated in 1913 by Kyoto marbler [Yagi] this historically important account of his marbling secrets covers colors, tools, water, chemicals, and techniques, including directions for twenty suminagashi patterns. . . . printed letterpress with handset 16 point Centaur and Arrighi type on dampened handmade Twinrocker paper which was created especially for this edition.â€ (prospectus) Rarely have Japanese arts and crafts masters revealed their secrets and this translation of Yagiâ€™s manuscript gives an account of how this great artist created his bewilderingly beautiful marbled patterns. Heyeck has put his methods to the test and emerged with a collection of some of the subtlest and most alluring marbling. This work joins previous Heyeck Press publications as a valuable reference book.

Fozard, John W. [John William Fozard 1928 - 1996] Sir Sydney Camm, CBE, FRAeS (5 August 1893 - 12 March 1966) was an English aeronautical engineer who contributed to many Hawker aircraft designs, from the biplanes of the 1920s to jet fighters. One particularly notable aircraft he designed is the Hawker Hurricane fighter. [Hawker Aircraft Limited] Ralph HooperSydney Camm and the Hurricane: Perspectives on the Master Fighter Designer and His Finest Achievement [Triple Signed] Published by Airlife Publishing Co. 101 Longden Road, Shrewsbury First Edition . 1991. - First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 4to 11½'' x 8½''. Contains 258 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Camm was President of the Royal Aeronautical Society(RAeS) from 1954 to 1955. Since 1971 the RAeS has held the biennial Sir Sydney Camm Lecture in June, given by the current commander-in-chief of RAF Air Command. He retired as chief designer at Hawker in 1965 and was succeeded by the editor of this book, John W. Fozard, however, he remained on the board of its successor, Hawker Siddeley until his death. Before he died, Camm was planning the design of an aircraft to travel at Mach 4, having begun his life in aircraft design with the building of a man-carrying glider in 1912, just nine years after the first powered flight. In 1966, he was awarded the Guggenheim Gold Medal, which had to be presented posthumously. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. SIGNED by the author and Ralph Hooper [Harrier] to a fellow designer to the title page 'For Harry Frazer-Mitchell - Longtime and valued member of the design team in Jump - Jet alley, With all good wishes and warmest regards John W. Fozard, January 1994', also SIGNED 'Ralph Hooper'. Loosely enclosed is a signed pristine signature penned in blue fountain ink on a 5.75 x 2.5 inch custom made white collectors card SIGNED 'S. Camm', dated on verso as February 1964. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1853102709 AVIATION [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

Klarman, Seth AThe Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor New York: Harper Collins Business, 1991. First edition of this now classic book of value investing. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. The Margin of Safety explains the philosophy of value investing, and perhaps more importantly, the logic behind it, demonstrating why it succeeds while other approaches fail. The blueprint that Klarman offers, if carefully followed, offers the investor the strong possibility of investment success with limited risk.

Trissel, JamesThe Cycle of the Day: A Book of Hours (Colorado Springs): Press at Colorado College, 1991. Trissel, James. Oblong folio. (29)ff. One of 50 copies signed by James Trissel, the printer. Contains nine "trifolds," each a large sheet of paper folded twice, eight of them representing the canonical hours, and the ninth being the colophon. Each trifold is beautifully printed letterpress and illustrated in several colors. The deeply impressed illustrations include a plan of Stonehenge, early concepts of the universe, and Linnaeus' flower clock, all enhanced by transparent overlays, opaque overprinting, and stamped foil. The colophon is illustrated with engravings of the human brain and heart. Extremely fine, loose, as issued, in a cloth drop-back box which shows light sunning to upper panel. Bookplate.

Portis, CharlesGringos - 1st Edition/1st Printing New York London Toronto Sydney Tokyo Singapore: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author. 1/4 Cloth. 0671724576 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in equally unblemished dust-jacket, boldly signed and inscribed by author Charles Portis on the title page. Signed copies by Charles Portis are rare.; Portis has been described as "one of the most inventively comic writers of western fiction." Two of his novels, "Norwood" and "True Grit" were adapted as films. John Wayne won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his performance as Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit," which was re-made by the Coen Brothers in 2010. "Gringos," his fifth book, follows the fortunes of an expatriate American in Mexico .

Hirst, Damien and Sophie Calle; Calle, Sophie; DAM'Internal Affairs' 1991. HIRST, Damien. 'Internal Affairs'. Illustrated throughout. 4to., bound in blue leatherette boards, yellow lettering. London: Jay Jopling and the Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1991. 'Internal Affairs' was Hirst's first solo exhibition at a public gallery. Held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, the show included four important new works, among them the first piece from the Mental Escapology series. I want to Spend the Rest of My Life Everywhere, with Everyone, One to One, Always, Forever, Now. There were also two vitrine pieces, Sometimes I Avoid People and The Acquired Inability to Escape, as well as Hirst's first exhibited work incorporating formaldehyde solution, Anaesthetics (and the Way They Affect the Mind and the Body). One of 250 copies, specially bound and signed by Damien Hirst, and with 2 loose facsimile letters to Damien Hirst from Sophie Calle.

John ShepherdCrimean Doctors: Vol 1 and 2: A History of the British Medical Services in the Crimean War (Liverpool historical studies): Vols 1-2 Liverpool University Press 1991 - Two complete volumes both as near to new as you will get. Volume one: ISBN 0-85323-107-9 Volume two: ISBN 0-85323-167-2 [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]

Wittgenstein, LudwigOn Certainty The Arion Press, 1991. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Bochner, Mel. Signed by Author. San Francisco, CA: The Arion Press, 1991. Limited edition, no. 292 of 300 issued. Hardcover, 14 3/4" x 13.5". Unpaginated (prospectus lists 148 pages). Near fine, in a near fine slipcase. A touch bumped at the head of the spine, the front corner. Twelve full-page illustrations by Mel Bochner in red and black. Text in German and English. Includes prospectus. Signed in pencil by artist, Mel Bochner, on the "Artist's Statement" page.

Hazelwood, Art.Forest Song. Tokyo:: Epigone Press,, 1991.. Edition of 50. 9.5 x 13"; 22 pages. Printed on Mulberry paper. Woodcuts. Marbled paper pastedowns. Bound in paper covered boards with cloth spine. Stab binding. Art Hazelwood: "Forest Song is a book of 12 woodblock print images and 11 woodblock text images describing a subconscious journey through illness to restored health. The prints grew out of a period of illness in India. I was traveling for several months in Asia and found myself quite sick in Dharamsala, India, home of the Tibetan government-in-exile. There I stayed for two months being treated by Tibetan doctors and living in a hotel/monastery so that every morning at 3 a.m. I would awaken to the sound of chanting monks. A mysterious environment to be sinking into the lethargy of illness. The slow recovery and its accompanying sense of inwardness is the feeling out of which this series came. Although it shows no outward reference to the surrounding environment or my illness the prints are psychologically representative. The text was written by me to add to the atmosphere of mystery rather than as explanation.

Middleton, ThomasSimon & Schuster's Super Crostics Book / Series #1 New York: Simon & Schuster / Fireside, 1991 New York: Simon & Schuster / Fireside Book, 1991. True First Edition and First Printing. Quarto, illustrated wraps. 220 puzzles + unpaginated solution section. Very Good Plus, to, really, almost near fine; little bit of edge curl to the front cover, small scale peripheral wear; contents fine, immaculate. No puzzling has been done in this book. See scans. The first S&S presentation of the incomparable Thomas Middleton's "crostic" (correctly, anacrostic) puzzles "super" series, with 220 of them herein, including a good seasoning of his cryptic crostics (anacrostics). Subsequent entries in the series has only 185 puzzles - and that was plenty. The 220 herein WILL keep you occupied. There is no better way to keep your brain sharp, hands down. First edition and first printing as well. LANAC1

DUNN, KatherineMystery Girls' Circus and College of Conundrum Ames Lake/Portland/Washington, D.C.: M. Kimberly Press. 1991. An artist's book, one of 125 copies printed for the National Museum of Women in the Arts as the 1991 Library Fellows Artists' Book, the second volume in that prestigious series. Of each title produced, the artist receives 25 copies and the Library Fellows each receive a copy, leaving only a very small number available for sale. Signed by the author and by Mare Blocker, her collaborator. Elaborately printed and bound, with numerous woodcuts, color illustrations, fold outs, etc. Fine. First Edition. Hardcover.

Weinstein, Myron M. (ed.)THE WASHINGTON HAGGADAH Washington: Library of Congress, 1991. First printing. Both volumes in fine condition; Former Owner's name admirably printed on a tipped-in sheet ahead of the half-title, surname here matches that of one of the listed subscribers of the publication; Clam-shell case in very good condition but with some spotting and rubbing to the rear panel.. A facsimile edition of an illuminated fifteenth-century Hebrew manuscript at the Library of Congress by Joel Ben Simeon; Two Volumes in clam-shell case; Volume of 74 facsimile plates of the manuscript bound in full leather; Commentary volume bound in cloth, xxvi + 211 pages; With Commentary essays by Malachi Beit-arie, Bezalel Narkiss, Mordechai Glatzer and Doris A. Hamburg; Limited to 550 numbered sets printed at Stamperia Valdenega.